Set of seven letters: (1) Letter in Arabic dated 29 March 1956 to Dr. Aziz S. Atiya from Munir Nabi, president of the Arab Club at the University of Michigan, thanking him for a talk he gave; (2) Letter dated 17 July 1962 to Dr. Aziz S. Atiya from Dr. George G. Cameron of the University of Michigan's Department of Near Eastern Studies, Ann Arbor, Mich.; (3) Letter dated 29 July 1954 to Dr. George G. Cameron at Cairo, Egypt from Dr. Aziz S. Atiya at Cairo, Egypt; (4) Letter dated 29 June 1962 to Dr. George G. Cameron at Cairo, Egypt from Dr. Aziz S. Atiya at the University of Utah; (5) Letter dated 28 April 1955 to Dr. George G. Cameron at Ann Arbor, Michigan, from Dr. Aziz S. Atiya at Maadi, Cairo, Egypt; (6) Letter dated 10 March 1955 to Dr. Aziz S. Atiya at Maadi, Cairo, Egypt, from Robert B. Klinger, Assistant Counselor to Foreign Students at the University of Michigan's International Center, Ann Arbor; (7) Letter dated 3 December 1956 to Dr. Aziz S. Atiya at Maadi, Cairo, Egypt, from Robert B. Klinger, Assistant Counselor to Foreign Students at the University of Michigan's International Center, Ann Arbor

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lh Shar-ia Ifecli el-"il Kaadi - Cairo* Egypt July 29, 195* Dear Dr. Cameron: For jour gratifying letter of July 20. X9$h " wish to offer you cordial n^nreeiaticn. 'lion I voluntarily retared fron the " Ian 7rivorsIty s.wae nouths age before the ac;c of retiring* I wanted first place tc devote nysolf to the trenendous arrears c-onulated in tiy library. Plough I have now two 1 s s ... " - e. one in America and another in Egypt w-.th a third ir: -u:\ : tier* for publication in Belgium, try activities have t&@$» nor ' :n other fields. I have airiest accomplished too f Institute of Coptic Studies of which I have been ident. I have spent rioro than a month in the Sinai wilder-:; ,„- «itfe b 1 of St. Catherine. I have visited and lectured in thr ' r countries. And on top cf all that, my good Anx-ricar ir Lsr/s : p tnot­ing ny feeble souliwith irresistible plans. Hitherto I have hi- "He to say no- But to Michigan. even the strongest shall succumb* I ad 110 gtispematrti &B& "L mast candidly confess ny acceptance with tL the pleasure is the world. The year 1955-5e falls in so well with i ::r sched­ule, since next year I have tc spend with ay newly horn In- - a. Afterwards., ay executive vice-pro 1;id est can tahe over for a year wit: - b .::IT ris!; as tc the progress cf the organization, HOT-: - ::.. L Lc .v. for irichi^anj 1 shall surely be serving tie irisres/ .wbitute. It is possible that we may organize joint excavations and • public­ations • I have had wcrd from our mutual friend and c- 1 , r 3oal£ that you nay be snsndiuc the printer in Egypt* ! . news cheer, for then we can ,50 over a let of items toe I .an invitation natsrialisos. I sac aid lihe tc mmi&®T '/it courses i re I. while teaching ? can also prepare ' " b-lication. In t lis way, Jslohigan will cvmbially *• " lit­erary schene for which I sacrificed ay Egyntiai mt post* ' hen the matter reaches the final sta^e of a definitive invite . hall havo tine enough to discuss all these details* In - 9 can? by the grace of God* proceed with the next step or steps and in­fers ne in tine. It is a singular honor for me to have ny . . to those of Charles Odegaard, Palmer Throop, Albert 3saaa5 Arthur B01 Bwijanln Ilheelerf George Cameron^ etc* in .the service of the Immortal Michigan. A final renari: In passing about the Fulbright arrangenent. By 1955-56. I shall have already completed the four years re ' .after ry first- visit to America under that schene. By the way I V U the first Fulbrijht scholar fron Egypt, fhough it would bo nore satisfact­ory tc draw the transportation expenses fron that fund. 1 should TJ regard any failure in this respect as a stumbling block in cur way. Please reciprocate with my cordial greetings to all cur uutual friends and colleagues. With quch Gratitude and nany gecd wishes - DUCDnrehipa.vai erGrtmesmaoienrtn gyte oif. M riCecahrmi eEgraosnnt eRrenl iSetvudei e£s* » Sincerely yours^, ^ ^ ^